Sgt.Mach. Arie Darphorn . Dutch Marines
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Pte. Clive Darrall . British Army 4th Btn. Welch Regiment from Madeley, Shropshire (d.2nd July 1940) Private Darrall was the son of Harry and Martha Florence Darrall, of Madeley, Shropshire.
He was 25 when he died and is buried in the Culdaff Church of Ireland Churchyard, Co. Donegal, Ireland.
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Gnr. Norman Darraugh . British Army Royal Artillery from Blackpool Norman Darraugh was a Gunner in the rear guard at Dunkirk in 1940, and captured. He spent the rest of war as a POW in Stalag 20A, Thorn, Podgorz.
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Sea. Carlyle Livingstone Darrell . Naval Auxiliary Personnel HMS Malabar from Pembroke, Bermuda (d.27th May 1944) Ordinary Seaman Darrell was the son of Gilbert Livingstone and Malrina Adalaide Darrell of Pembroke, Bermuda.
He was 17 when he died and is buried in the Pembroke Wesleyan Cemetery in Bermuda.
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Sergent-Chef. Christian Bernard Darribehaude . Free French Air Force 346 (French) Squadron from Bordeaux, France My father Christian Darribehaude was stationed at Elvington in Yorkshire with 346 (French) Squadron, and flying as a wireless operator in Capitaine Brion's crew. They were twice diverted to Carnaby, at two days' interval.
On December 24th 1944, while bombing Mulheim airfield, their Halifax III (MZ737) was hit by flak and diverted to Carnaby on return. The duration of the flight was 5h25. On December 26th 1944, after an operational trip to bomb German troop concentrations at Saint-Vith (Belgian Ardennes region) as part of the Battle of the Bulge, their Halifax III (PN365) was again hit by flak and they had to land at Carnaby, using FIDO, after nightfall. The flight lasted 4h55. He and his crew survived the war. After his tour, he was posted to Lossiemouth as an instructor.
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Able Seaman. Walter H. Darrington . Royal Navy HMS Forfar
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AJ Dart . British Army AJ Dart served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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F Dart . British Army Royal Artillery F Dart served with the Royal Artillery British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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L.Stkr. Reginald James Dart . Royal Navy HMS Drake (d.9th May 1941) Reg Dart was married to my aunt Lily, possibly they had a son, William. Reg was from Newton Abbott, they married in 1936. would like to know more about him.
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Cpl. James Dartnall . British Army B Sqdn. 3rd (King's Own) Hussars from London
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MJ Darvell . British Army MJ Darvell served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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H Darvill . British Army H Darvill served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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L/Wren. Inez Theresa Darvill . Womens Royal Naval Service HMS Dolphin from Portsmouth Terry Darvill served as a Wren Writer at HMS Dolphin.
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LJ Darvill . British Army Royal Armoured Corps LJ Darvill served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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J Darville . British Army Royal Armoured Corps J Darville served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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P/O C. W.W. Darwin . 87 Squadron (d.7th Aug 1942)
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WA Darwin . British Army Royal Armoured Corps WA Darwin served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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WE Darwin . British Army WE Darwin served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Sgt Derwish Haj Darwish . RAF 12Sqd. (d.28th Jul 1943) Derwish Haj Darwish was lost on 28th July 1943 in Lancaster III EE142 PH-G of 12sqd
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EE Darwood . British Army Lincolnshire Regiment EE Darwood served with the Lincolnshire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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John William George Dascombe . British Army John Dascombe served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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DA Dash . British Army DA Dash served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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RL Dashwood . British Army Hampshire Regiment RL Dashwood served with the Hampshire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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2nd/Lt. Eugene Dasso . United States Army Air Force 337th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Group from Rock Island, Ill. (d.28th Jan 1945) Eugene Dasso was a B-17 pilot. Killed in action on his 14th mission over Germany. As the pilot, he tried to land the severely damaged plane but crashed near the front lines with only 1 crew member surviving. He was awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart.
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JJ Dat . British Army Royal Fusiliers JJ Dat served with the Royal Fusiliers British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Pilot Officer D W Date . RAF VR 59 Squadron
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F/O. Ramesh Chandra Datta . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 97 Squadron (d.9th July 1943) On 3 December 2000 I initiated the erection of a memorial to the crew of Lancaster ED 923 OF-V of 97 squadron. The aircraft was shot by LT Erlinghagen and crashed at the village of Bassenge (Belgium). The crew were: F/O R B D Palmer, F/O Ramesh C Datta, Sgts D Cameron, A R Harris, D C H Holdint, C V King and W Stephens. They all died in the crash and rest at the War Cemetery at Heverlee near Leuven.
Lt Erlinghagen was shot down a month later and crashed at Kerniel, Belgium, a few miles from the crash location of his victims a month earlier.
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Cpl. Clarence "Sarge" Daubenspeck . United States Army H Coy. 31st Infantry Regiment from Nashville, TN Clarence Daubenspeck, Corporal 6921015, served with H Company, 31st infantry Regiment, Philadelphia Division US Army. He survived the Bataan Death March & was a POW in Camp Fukuoka 17 in Japan.
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Pte. Anczel Dauber . British Army Palestinian Pioneer Corps from Poland Anczel Dauber was born in Kolymea Poland and enlisted in the British army in Palestine after leaving Poland. We do not have records of how this was achieved as we are still researching. He was captured in Crete on 1 June 1941 and was a prisoner in Stalag XVIIIA, Wolsburg, Germany. He served again in Palestine post war 1945-48 in the Jewish Brigade.
When he returned to Poland in the interim period he found that his family had not survived.
He married in 1945 and then migrated to Australia with his wife and son in 1949. He passed away on 19 November 1988 in Brisbane.
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Pte. Francis Daubney . British Army 1st Battalion London Scottish Regiment from Oldham After his basic training, Francis Daubney was assigned to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders for 6 months until October 1943 when he was transferred to the Gordon Highlanders.
On 14th of October 1943 he was sent to join the 1st Battalion, London Scottish. When Francis joined them, they were in the area of Monti Camino, Italy, where they faced fierce German opposition and were forced to halt their advance. During November and December, they were in continual contact with German forces as they tried to push north.
By the beginning of 1944 they were preparing for the assault on German positions at Monte Cassino.
On 8th of January 1994, he was taken POW during an engagement with the Germans and was held as a POW at Stalag XIA in Saxony, PoW number 143133.
Stalag XI-A was liberated on 3rd of May 1945 and he returned to the UK on the 9th of May, the day after the war in Europe officially ended.
After some home leave he rejoined the Gordon Highlanders in Aberdeen, in January 1946, he was then sent to Germany to join the 1st Battalion in the Shiel Barracks at Verden and then to the Meeanee Barracks in Essen.
After home leave from May to September 1949 he rejoined the 1st Battalion in Essen until 1949 when they were moved to the Montgomery Barracks in Berlin.
In January 1950, he returned to the UK where he was transferred to the Army Reserve.
On 1st September 1950 he was recalled and relisted in the Army and joined the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers and was shipped to Korea.
After returning from Korea, he returned to civilian life on 14th of February 1952.
For his war effort, he was awarded the 1939-45 Star, the Italy Star, the War Medal(1939-45) and the United Nations Korean Medal.
I would also like to thank the Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen for furnishing this and other information about Francis' history during WWII.
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